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Robert Maurer, Ph.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, a behavioral health instructor at the Canyon Ranch Health Spa in Tucson, Arizona, and runs The Science of Excellence

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I like the concept of kaizen, I did not like this book.
 
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PiaRavenari | 7 autres critiques | Aug 4, 2023 |
Bad formar. It doesn't sound clear. The speech is weak. It's mostly meant for corporations. Expected more.
 
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deo808 | 7 autres critiques | Oct 27, 2019 |
The Spirit of Kaizen talks about the continuous improvement process. Generally speaking, it’s about taking many tiny steps over an extended period of time which lead to huge results. It is more than Six Sigma where some companies may have conducted improvement projects a few months ago and now they might take it easy thinking maybe in a couple of months from now we are going to take a look at something new. Kaizen is self-discipline and the commitment that everybody has to present. So as soon as you completed one project a day ago you should be starting to do something today and so every day is a challenge to find the better way of doing your job. The pursuit of operational excellence never ends.

The book is not a typical lean book going through best practices in building the most efficient companies. It is more about neuroscience, behaviour, psychology, common sense and then it moves to operational excellence which is all about getting work done better, quicker, cheaper, while delivering superior value to customers. This book is perfect for anyone looking for a quick read that will provide you with sound advice and specific business examples of continuous improvement that you can easily transfer to whatever goals you are trying to accomplish.

In order to achieve operational excellence, you need to have business processes that are:
- effective and efficient at delivering added value
- tools and methods for design, enhancement, and control
- the right mindset and behaviours where everybody wants to and is able to be operationally excellent
-company-wide alignment of strategies, priorities, and decisions

The term ‘Kaizen” comes from the Japanese language. Loosely translated, it is “change for the better”. Here and there it is also called a lean event, a rapid improvement event, a continuous improvement or a WorkOut, but they are all describing the same thing. Essentially, it’s about taking unnecessary activities out of the process to streamline and make it more efficient. Kaizen is a well, structured and facilitated approach to improve a work area, a business unit, a process, or even an entire value stream.

When it comes to tools, interestingly Kaizen does not... (if you like to read my full review please visit my blog https://leadersarereaders.blog/the-spirit-of-kaizen/)
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LeadersAreReaders | 1 autre critique | May 23, 2019 |
A small book centered around one small step at a time to achieve big results. Clear and concise with supporting stories. A quick read but these small steps are an interesting approach to a one size fits all world.
 
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deldevries | 7 autres critiques | Dec 13, 2017 |

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